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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



Lehmannia mavginata, Mull. ( = Limax arbomm, Aucc.) — This species 

 appears to be rather more common in the neighbourhood of Tuxford 

 than formerly ; last year, I took an example which had entered the 

 house in company with L. maximus. Highfield House, Lowe. Cres- 

 well, Pleasby, Mansfield, Southwell, &c, Musson. Haughton, 

 Tuxford. 



Genus Agriolimax, Malm. 



Agriolimax agrestis, L. — A great pest in this as in other counties. 



Var. punctata. Pic. 



Var. sylvatica, Moq. 



Var. tristis, Moq. 



Var nigra, Morel., and 



Var. albida, Pic, all are common. 



Agriolimax laevis, Mull. — Highfield House, Beeston, Lowe. Baw- 

 try, RufTord, &c, Musson. 



Family TESTACELLID^E. 

 Genus Testacella, Cuvier. 



Testacella scutulum, Sby. — Welbeck Gardens. 



ON A SUCCESSFUL 

 METHOD OF REARING D. GALII. 



BY R. NEWSTEAD, F.E.S., 

 Curator of Chester Museum. 

 {Read before the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society.) 



Let me first tell you how I got my larvae of D. galii, before I say 

 a word as to my method of rearing the imagines. 



My 'first experience with Deilephila galii was in that memorable 

 month of September, 1888, when Mr. Brockton Tomlin, of Chester, 

 brought for my inspection some seven larvae of this magnificent 

 British insect. Mr. Tomlin's first question was : Do you know these 

 larvae ? After a long guess I hit on the right name, but accused him 

 of buying them from a dealer. You can imagine my surprise when 

 he told me that he had taken them at Wallasey, and that there were 

 plenty left. In spite of ill health, a friend and I set out for Wallasey 

 the following Saturday, September 8th, and by noon I had managed to 

 secure four full-fed specimens. After lunch we were joined by Mr. F. 

 Archer and two nephews. A few hints from them enabled me to 

 obtain seven more, making in all a total of eleven larvae. On the 



